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Cebuano and Lao


Lao
Lao and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Laos   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Philippines   
Laos, Northeastern Thailand   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
  • The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Thai Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Lao-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
28   
20

How Many Consonants
16   
6
27   
17

Scripts
Latin   
Thai and Lao Braille   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)   

Thank You
Salamat   
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
ສະ​ບາຍ​ດີ​ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)   

Please
Palihug   
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)   

Bye
Babay   
Sôhk dii der   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
ຂ້ອຍ​ຮັກ​ເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
ຂໍ​ໂທດ (kho othd)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Vientiane Lao   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Laos   

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Northern Lao   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Laos   

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Central Lao   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Laos   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
Not Available   

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
Not Available   

Native Name
Visayan   
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao   

French Name
cebuano   
lao   

German Name
Cebuano   
Laotisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
pʰáːsǎː láːw   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
16th century   
1283 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Tai-Kadai Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Tai   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No Early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Lao   

Language Position
62   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
lo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
lao   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
lao   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
lao   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
laoo1244   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Isolating   

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All Cebuano and Lao Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cebuano and Lao dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Lao language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Lao Dialects are spoken in different Lao speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Lao Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Lao dialects include: Vientiane Lao , Northern Lao. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Lao Speaking population

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Cebuano and Lao Language Codes

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